quid

Example Sentences

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“It’s Easter, the Vatican is involved in pushing for humanitarian gestures on the part of Cuba as well as Trump. It looks like a humanitarian quid pro quo,” Kornbluh said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

District Judge Katherine Menendez, presiding over Minnesota’s request to end what locals officials have called a federal occupation, seemed to recognize the quid pro quo at play.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026

This is just one man’s opinion, but: No, I think would be too obvious of a quid pro quo to fool anyone—even the median American voter, bless his heart.

From Slate • Jul. 24, 2025

The "quid pro quo" for the military base remaining on Diego Garcia was that Chagossians would be allowed to settle on the outer islands of the archipelago, he told peers.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2025

The most logical explanation is that the wrestlers made a quid pro quo agreement: you let me win today, when I really need the victory, and I’ll let you win the next time.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt